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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Colorado|Colorado]] > Colorado History'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Colorado|Colorado]] > Colorado History'' | ||
==Brief History== | == Brief History == | ||
*'''1706: | The following important events in the history of [[Portal:Colorado|Colorado]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | ||
*'''1803: | |||
*'''1806: | *'''1706:''' Claimed for Spain by Juan de Ulibarri | ||
*''' | *'''1776:''' Father Escalante explores the western part of Colorado | ||
*'''1842:''' Explored by John C. | *'''1803:''' The United States acquired the sections of Colorado north and east of the Arkansas River as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Beginning in 1806 government expeditions were sent to map the area, and fur trappers and traders followed in the | ||
*'''1845: | *'''1806:''' Explored by Zebulon Pike. | ||
*'''1848: | *'''1822:''' First wagons cross Colorado on the Santa Fe route. | ||
*'''1851: | *'''1842:''' Explored by John C. Fremont. | ||
*'''1854: | *'''1845:''' Central part of Colorado acquired with the admission of Texas as a state. | ||
*'''1858: | *'''1848:''' The United States acquired the rest of present-day Colorado from Mexico. | ||
*'''1859: | *'''1851:''' Hispanic families from New Mexico founded San Luis, the oldest continually occupied town in Colorado. | ||
*'''1861: | *'''1854:''' The Colorado area was divided politically among the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico. | ||
*'''1861: | *'''1858:''' Denver and other mining towns were organized by Colorado's early gold seekers. In 1858 the miners also organized Arapahoe County of Kansas Territory. | ||
*'''1864: ''' | *'''1859:''' Pike's Peak gold rush | ||
*'''1865:''' | *'''1859:''' Colorado pioneers created what they called Jefferson Territory without the sanction of Congress. It was to have included all of present-day Colorado and some areas of Utah and Wyoming. | ||
*'''1861:''' Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians ceded land. | |||
*'''28 February 1861:'''Congress organized the Colorado Territory. The first seventeen counties were organized the same year. | |||
*'''29 November 1864:''' Col. John M. Chivington and troops attacked the Cheyenne Indians camped on Sand Creek 150 Indians were killed. | |||
*'''1865:''' Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche and Kiowa Indians ceded land. | |||
*'''1867-1869:''' Indian Champaign | *'''1867-1869:''' Indian Champaign | ||
*'''1868: | *'''1868:''' Shoshone and Ute Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1870: | *'''1870:''' Many Indians removed to Oklahoma. | ||
*'''1870: | *'''1870:''' Railroad links between Denver and Cheyenne and between Denver and Kansas City connected Colorado with the east and west coasts. | ||
*'''1874: ''' | *'''1874:''' Ute Indians ceded land. | ||
*'''1874-1875: | *'''1874-1875:''' Indian Campaign | ||
*'''1876: | *'''1 August 1876:''' Colorado became a state. | ||
*'''1878-1879:''' | *'''1878-1879:''' Northern Cheyenne Indians, lead by Chief Dull Knife, Wild Hog and Little Wolf surrendered in Colorado to U.S. forces. They were sent to Ft. Reno, Oklahoma, Later settled on a reservation in Montana. | ||
*'''1879: | *'''Summer 1879:''' White River Ute Indians staged an armed uprising. A treaty was signed and the entire nation was removed to a reservation in Utah. | ||
*'''1880: | *'''1880:''' (western Colorado) Ute Indians ceded land and were removed to Utah. | ||
*'''1881: | *'''1881:''' Western Colorado was officially opened to white settlement after most of the Ute Indians had been moved to reservations in Utah. | ||
*'''1890: | *'''1890:''' Colorado's population exceeded 400,000 when the last major gold strike was made at Cripple Creek. | ||
*'''1898:''' | *'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | ||
*'''1917–1918:''' | *'''1917–1918:''' More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war. | ||
*'''1930's:''' | *'''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities. | ||
*'''1940–1945:''' | *'''1940–1945:''' Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. Over 16.3 million American men and women served in the armed forces during [http://www.worldwar-2.net/ World War II]. | ||
*'''1950–1953:''' | *'''1950–1953:''' Over 5.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.korean-war.com/ Korean War]. | ||
*'''1950's–1960's''' | *'''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | ||
*'''1964–1972:''' | *'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War]. | ||
== Historical Content == | == Historical Content == | ||